Percy Tsisete Sandy, (born 1918) was a Zuni artist. His native name was Kai-Sa (Red Moon); he is also known as Percy Sandy Tsisete. His paintings were signed with the name Kai-Sa.[1]
Kai-Sa was born on the Zuni Pueblo in Northern New Mexico. He began painting in his youth while attending Zuni Day School.[1] Later he enrolled in art programs in Albuquerque, and at the Sherman Institute in Riverside, California,[2] and the Santa Fe Indian School in Santa Fe.[3]
He married Peggy Mirabel. The two moved to Taos as Mirabel was from Taos Pueblo.[3] They had three sons and a daughter.[1]
After moving to Taos, Kai-Sa met Helene Wurlitzer, a philanthropist who supported the work of numerous artists in New Mexico. After having his family over for dinner, she made a commitment to fund his art practice by establishing a credit account for him at a local art supply store. In 1955 he received a fellowship grant from Wurlitzer's foundation.[4]
The primary subject matter of his paintings were ceremonial rituals within Native communities, including Zuni, Taos, Apache and Navajo cultures.[3] He is known for his watercolor and gouache paintings of Kachina entities and dancers, and for his murals at the La Fonda Hotel in Taos, New Mexico,[3][5] and at the Black Rock School and Black Rock Hospital in New Mexico.[1]
Kai-Sa described his intentions as an artist in 1940, "As an Indian artist, I hope to be instrumental in artistically and authentically depicting the customs of my people."[1] His works revealing ceremonial rituals of the Zuni (of which he was a tribal member), caused friction among members of the pueblo.[3]
Kai-Sa was seriously injured in an accident in 1959, which periodically impaired his ability to paint, although he continued to exhibit his work.[1]
^ abcdefKing, Jeanne Snodgrass (1968). American Indian Painters: A Biographical Directory. Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. p. 165. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
^"Percy (Kai Sa) Sandy". Savvy Collector. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ abcdef"Percy Tsisete Sandy Artist from Zuni Pueblo, 1918–1974". Delaware Art Museum. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^Knight, Nicholas (2022). Discovered Gems: Artwork from the Helene Wurlitzer Collection(PDF). Taos, NM: 203 Fine Art and the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
^ ab"Percy Tsisete Sandy". Gilcrease Museum. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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